確保 AI 時代的安全，需要一個能原生統一整個存取生命週期的基礎架構。代理必須被視為一個獨特的、一等 (first-class) 的身分類別。它們在建立時需要精確的驗證、細緻的授權、嚴格的政策治理，以及持續的稽核。
我們打造了 Agentic IAM 來統一身分架構，賦予 IT 領導者治理完整代理生命週期所需的可視性與控制權。Agentic IAM 並非拼湊過時的工具，而是提供一個集中的指揮中心來發現、註冊與治理每一個身分——包含人類、非人類與代理身分。
透過在您整個身分生態系統中強制執行強化的、高速的驗證，JumpCloud 使您能以 AI 的速度安全地擴展。核心優勢包含：
統一的安全性：一個管理人類、裝置與 AI 代理的單一平台。這透過保護整個存取鏈（從人類部署代理的確切時刻，到該代理與資源互動的毫秒之間）來消除權限蔓延。
持續的治理：專為 AI 時代量身打造的身分監管。確保每個代理的權限保持極度準確，嚴格限制在其眼前的任務範圍內，並進行即時調整。
AI 代理不會為了配合傳統 IT 工具而放慢腳步——它們也不應該這麼做。
贏得 AI 競賽的企業將不僅僅是速度最快的；他們將是那些能夠自信地即時發號施令並稽核每個代理到底在做什麼的企業。將代理視為它們專屬的獨特身分類別。今天就建立正確的基礎，速度將從您最大的風險轉變為您終極的競爭優勢。
準備好縮小您的代理能做的事與您能控制的事之間的差距了嗎？立即探索 Agentic IAM 的強大威力。
關於 JumpCloud
在 JumpCloud，我們的使命是建立一個世界級的雲端目錄。我們不僅是將 Active Directory 演進至雲端，更是重新定義現代 IT 團隊的工作方式。JumpCloud 目錄平台是一個統一的目錄，旨在管理您的用戶、其 IT 資源、您的裝置群組，以及它們之間的安全連線，並提供全面的控制、安全性和可視性。
關於 Version 2 Digital 資安解決方案 專業代理商與領導者 台灣二版 ( Version 2 ) 是亞洲其中一間最有活力的 IT 公司，多年來深耕資訊科技領域，致力於提供與時俱進的資安解決方案 ( 如EDR、NDR、漏洞管理 )，工具型產品 ( 如遠端控制、網頁過濾 ) 及資安威脅偵測應 變服務服務 ( MDR ) 等，透過龐大銷售點、經銷商及合作伙伴，提供廣被市場讚賞的產品及客製化、在地化的專業服務。
台灣二版 ( Version 2 ) 的銷售範圍包括台灣、香港、中國內地、新加坡、澳門等地區，客戶涵 蓋各產業，包括全球 1000 大跨國企業、上市公司、公用機構、政府部門、無數成功的中小企業及來自亞 洲各城市的消費市場客戶。
治理影子 AI 是一項避免成本 (Cost Avoidance) 的戰略。透過實施自動化安全控制，組織可以有效消除「影子稅」。根據 IBM 2024 年的報告，廣泛使用安全 AI 與自動化技術的組織，其外洩成本平均可降低 220 萬美元 —— 這是企業主動治理所獲得的直接紅利。
成本控制的財務框架 (NIST AI RMF)
應用以下四個步驟，將影子 AI 負債轉化為受管資產：
治理 (Govern)： 以「安全使用政策」取代全面禁用，為員工提供一條安全的採用路徑。
對照 (Map)： 利用偵測工具照亮網路中運行的所有應用程式。
衡量 (Measure)： 針對高頻率使用的未授權工具進行財務與安全風險評估。
管理 (Manage)： 透過單一平台集中管理存取權限，強化身分驗證控制。
結論：戰略性創新
IT 領導者擁有獨特的機會，在推動創新的同時，嚴格保護組織的財務健康。透過揭開影子 AI 的面紗，您將不再把資源消耗在隱藏風險中，而是開始投資於安全且可擴展的增長。
關於 JumpCloud
在 JumpCloud，我們的使命是建立一個世界級的雲端目錄。我們不僅是將 Active Directory 演進至雲端，更是重新定義現代 IT 團隊的工作方式。JumpCloud 目錄平台是一個統一的目錄，旨在管理您的用戶、其 IT 資源、您的裝置群組，以及它們之間的安全連線，並提供全面的控制、安全性和可視性。
關於 Version 2 Digital 資安解決方案 專業代理商與領導者 台灣二版 ( Version 2 ) 是亞洲其中一間最有活力的 IT 公司，多年來深耕資訊科技領域，致力於提供與時俱進的資安解決方案 ( 如EDR、NDR、漏洞管理 )，工具型產品 ( 如遠端控制、網頁過濾 ) 及資安威脅偵測應 變服務服務 ( MDR ) 等，透過龐大銷售點、經銷商及合作伙伴，提供廣被市場讚賞的產品及客製化、在地化的專業服務。
台灣二版 ( Version 2 ) 的銷售範圍包括台灣、香港、中國內地、新加坡、澳門等地區，客戶涵 蓋各產業，包括全球 1000 大跨國企業、上市公司、公用機構、政府部門、無數成功的中小企業及來自亞 洲各城市的消費市場客戶。
在當今零信任與分散式工作環境下，企業對統一身份管理、存取控制、裝置安全與 SaaS 應用治理越來越依賴強大平台。JumpCloud 作為雲端身份與裝置管理解決方案，以其雲目錄、SSO、多因素驗證與裝置管理功能，成為許多中小企業與大型企業的安全基礎架構核心。 JumpCloud 的使命是建立世界一流的雲端目錄。這不僅是將 Active Directory 遷移到雲端，更是對現代 IT 團隊運作方式的革新。 JumpCloud 目錄平台是一個使用者、其 IT 資源、裝置群組以及它們之間安全連接的目錄，提供全面的控制、安全性和可視性。
【產品特色】
雲端目錄即服務（Directory as a Service）：JumpCloud 提供雲端目錄功能，取代傳統地端 Active Directory，集中管理用戶身份與資源存取控制。
支援多平台設備管理：可同時管理 Windows、Mac、Linux 裝置，統一政策、補丁與設定，提升 IT 管理效率。
企業雲端資源統一登入：企業需管理多種 SaaS 應用（如 Google Workspace、Microsoft 365、Atlassian、GitHub 等），JumpCloud 提供 SSO 與存取控管。
裝置政策與補丁管理：IT 需要統一推送安全更新與補丁，提高裝置安全性。
身份生命週期自動化：員工入職、自動加入其所需的應用與群組；離職時自動取消所有存取權限。
影子 IT 偵測與治理：透過 SaaS 發現功能，識別未經批准使用的雲端應用，避免資安與成本浪費。
【適合行業】
金融與銀行業：高安全合規需求、MFA 與資安審計能力有助於滿足監管要求。
醫療與健康產業：須管理敏感健康資料（PHI），結合身份保護與裝置控管可減輕洩漏風險。
教育機構：處理大量使用者與跨平台裝置需求，中央身份管理與SSO可降低支援成本。
中小企業：希望快速導入雲端目錄、提升安全性而不需大量前期投入機房設備。
關於 JumpCloud
在 JumpCloud，我們的使命是建立一個世界級的雲端目錄。我們不僅是將 Active Directory 演進至雲端，更是重新定義現代 IT 團隊的工作方式。JumpCloud 目錄平台是一個統一的目錄，旨在管理您的用戶、其 IT 資源、您的裝置群組，以及它們之間的安全連線，並提供全面的控制、安全性和可視性。
關於 Version 2 Digital 資安解決方案 專業代理商與領導者 台灣二版 ( Version 2 ) 是亞洲其中一間最有活力的 IT 公司，多年來深耕資訊科技領域，致力於提供與時俱進的資安解決方案 ( 如EDR、NDR、漏洞管理 )，工具型產品 ( 如遠端控制、網頁過濾 ) 及資安威脅偵測應 變服務服務 ( MDR ) 等，透過龐大銷售點、經銷商及合作伙伴，提供廣被市場讚賞的產品及客製化、在地化的專業服務。
台灣二版 ( Version 2 ) 的銷售範圍包括台灣、香港、中國內地、新加坡、澳門等地區，客戶涵 蓋各產業，包括全球 1000 大跨國企業、上市公司、公用機構、政府部門、無數成功的中小企業及來自亞 洲各城市的消費市場客戶。
人工智能 (AI) 已迅速從實驗性項目，轉變為 IT 策略的核心組成部分。大多數組織不是已經在使用 AI，就是正在積極規劃大規模部署。這場巨大的轉變，要求 IT 團隊必須緊急重新思考如何管理基礎設施、保護身份和確保敏感數據的安全。
快速採用帶來了顯著的風險。AI 系統會與關鍵基礎設施互動、處理機密資訊，甚至可能自主執行決策。如果缺乏健全的治理，這將導致安全漏洞和重大的合規性問題。您現在制定的政策，將決定 AI 成為組織的競爭優勢或昂貴的負債。
核心任務：治理 AI 以防範「影子 AI」
大多數 IT 領導者深切關注 AI 採用失控的風險，許多組織擔心未經審查的整合和合規性暴露。良好的治理是解決之道。清晰的政策確立了 AI 可用於何處、誰必須批准新工具，以及如何監控其使用情況。
影子 AI 的風險
政策對於防止 「影子 AI」（Shadow AI） 至關重要，即團隊在沒有 IT 監督的情況下部署未經批准的工具。這種缺乏可見性的情況，會瞬間打開數據洩漏和智慧財產權暴露的大門。主動治理可確保減少意外發生，並為關鍵系統提供更好的保護。
五項核心 AI 治理政策
為了安全地向前邁進，IT 領導者必須在以下五個領域定義規則：
1. 正式的整合審查與批准： 每個新的 AI 整合都必須遵循由 IT 安全或架構團隊主導的正式審查流程。這項政策確保在工具上線 之前，必須完成強制性的安全掃描、數據流審查和合規性驗證。
2. 機器身份與存取管理 (IAM)： AI 工具依賴服務帳號和機器人，但這些通常管理不善。政策必須要求實施強大的 IAM 實踐，包括將服務帳號的權限限制在最低需求，並要求定期輪換 API 金鑰和憑證。
3. 嚴格的數據治理與分類： AI 模型的可靠性取決於其輸入數據的品質。政策必須強制執行數據分類（例如：公開、機密），並要求敏感數據在用於 AI 訓練或推理之前，必須經過加密、清洗和驗證。這能確保系統可靠並隨時準備好進行稽核。
4. 監控與事件回應框架： 可見性是關鍵。政策必須定義哪些 AI 相關事件（身份活動、整合、數據存取）將被記錄，哪些安全閾值會觸發警報，以及 AI 相關事件應如何被升級和調查。
5. 變更管理與文件紀錄： 每個已部署的 AI 工具或整合都需要詳細的書面紀錄。政策必須強制要求對工具的目的、風險評估和數據來源進行徹底的文件紀錄，並記錄所有後續的變更和更新。這有助於簡化稽核並防止未經授權的部署。
引領 AI 採用的下一步
AI 是現代 IT 中不可逆轉的一部分。目標不再是阻止其使用，而是以一種安全、可擴展且符合業務目標的方式進行治理。透過現在就制定明確的政策——正式批准整合、仔細管理機器身份、保護數據、監控活動和記錄每次變更——您的團隊就能獲得安全使用 AI 所需的控制權。
儘早採取行動：實施這些治理步驟，以避免後續產生高昂的安全和合規性問題。
要深入了解像您這樣的組織如何採用和保護 AI，請下載 JumpCloud 最新的 IT 趨勢特別報告。
關於 JumpCloud
在 JumpCloud，我們的使命是建立一個世界級的雲端目錄。我們不僅是將 Active Directory 演進至雲端，更是重新定義現代 IT 團隊的工作方式。JumpCloud 目錄平台是一個統一的目錄，旨在管理您的用戶、其 IT 資源、您的裝置群組，以及它們之間的安全連線，並提供全面的控制、安全性和可視性。
關於 Version 2 Digital 資安解決方案 專業代理商與領導者 台灣二版 ( Version 2 ) 是亞洲其中一間最有活力的 IT 公司，多年來深耕資訊科技領域，致力於提供與時俱進的資安解決方案 ( 如EDR、NDR、漏洞管理 )，工具型產品 ( 如遠端控制、網頁過濾 ) 及資安威脅偵測應 變服務服務 ( MDR ) 等，透過龐大銷售點、經銷商及合作伙伴，提供廣被市場讚賞的產品及客製化、在地化的專業服務。
台灣二版 ( Version 2 ) 的銷售範圍包括台灣、香港、中國內地、新加坡、澳門等地區，客戶涵 蓋各產業，包括全球 1000 大跨國企業、上市公司、公用機構、政府部門、無數成功的中小企業及來自亞 洲各城市的消費市場客戶。
預測性分析：利用 AI 和機器學習來預測硬件故障，或識別可能預示新興安全威脅的模式，讓您在問題導致停機前就加以解決。
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通往可持續成長之路
成長應該是機遇，而不是營運的負擔。從自動化基礎任務到建立一個完全智慧協作的環境，這趟旅程為您提供了一條清晰的路徑，打造一個能與您的業務輕鬆同步擴展的 IT 計劃。這不僅僅是為了解決眼前的問題——而是為了奠定一個為未來做好準備的基礎。
準備好將這些原則付諸行動了嗎？探索 JumpCloud 如何幫助您自動化工作流程、串聯您的 IT 技術堆疊，並為各個成長階段建立穩固的基礎。
關於 JumpCloud
在 JumpCloud，我們的使命是建立一個世界級的雲端目錄。我們不僅是將 Active Directory 演進至雲端，更是重新定義現代 IT 團隊的工作方式。JumpCloud 目錄平台是一個統一的目錄，旨在管理您的用戶、其 IT 資源、您的裝置群組，以及它們之間的安全連線，並提供全面的控制、安全性和可視性。
關於 Version 2 Digital 資安解決方案 專業代理商與領導者 台灣二版 ( Version 2 ) 是亞洲其中一間最有活力的 IT 公司，多年來深耕資訊科技領域，致力於提供與時俱進的資安解決方案 ( 如EDR、NDR、漏洞管理 )，工具型產品 ( 如遠端控制、網頁過濾 ) 及資安威脅偵測應 變服務服務 ( MDR ) 等，透過龐大銷售點、經銷商及合作伙伴，提供廣被市場讚賞的產品及客製化、在地化的專業服務。
台灣二版 ( Version 2 ) 的銷售範圍包括台灣、香港、中國內地、新加坡、澳門等地區，客戶涵 蓋各產業，包括全球 1000 大跨國企業、上市公司、公用機構、政府部門、無數成功的中小企業及來自亞 洲各城市的消費市場客戶。
在 JumpCloud，我們的使命是建立一個世界級的雲端目錄。我們不僅是將 Active Directory 演進至雲端，更是重新定義現代 IT 團隊的工作方式。JumpCloud 目錄平台是一個統一的目錄，旨在管理您的用戶、其 IT 資源、您的裝置群組，以及它們之間的安全連線，並提供全面的控制、安全性和可視性。
關於 Version 2 Digital 資安解決方案 專業代理商與領導者 台灣二版 ( Version 2 ) 是亞洲其中一間最有活力的 IT 公司，多年來深耕資訊科技領域，致力於提供與時俱進的資安解決方案 ( 如EDR、NDR、漏洞管理 )，工具型產品 ( 如遠端控制、網頁過濾 ) 及資安威脅偵測應 變服務服務 ( MDR ) 等，透過龐大銷售點、經銷商及合作伙伴，提供廣被市場讚賞的產品及客製化、在地化的專業服務。
台灣二版 ( Version 2 ) 的銷售範圍包括台灣、香港、中國內地、新加坡、澳門等地區，客戶涵 蓋各產業，包括全球 1000 大跨國企業、上市公司、公用機構、政府部門、無數成功的中小企業及來自亞 洲各城市的消費市場客戶。
Can JumpCloud integrate with my organization’s identity source of truth? What about our HRIS solution?
We hear this type of question more and more from small and medium enterprise (SME) IT admins. The question is not surprising, given that the SME segment is the fastest growing segment in the global HR market: SMEs accounted for over 60% of that market share in 2020, according to Verified Market Research.
Being able to answer “yes” when someone asks us whether JumpCloud can integrate with their identity source and HRIS platform is vital — particularly because user identity management now affects both IT and HR. As a shared concern, it is increasingly important to ensure there are efficient, consistent, and, whenever possible, automated identity lifecycle management processes between these two departments, regardless of the HR and IT solutions in place.
With the latest updates to the JumpCloud identity management custom API connector, the answer to “Can JumpCloud integrate with my identity source or HRIS solution?” is increasingly “yes.”
What is the JumpCloud Identity Management Custom API connector?
The JumpCloud custom API connector provides an open and flexible way to integrate JumpCloud with a broad number of identity sources. This includes HRIS, human capital management (HCM), compensation, and benefits platforms, as well as other cloud directories. JumpCloud can integrate with many leading HR solutions, like ADP, BambooHR, and Workday, as well as many other HRIS and non-HRIS solutions.
How Does It Work?
From the JumpCloud Admin Portal, an IT admin completes a configuration template that defines the authentication method, API endpoints, and the attribute mappings needed to create the integration between JumpCloud and the application serving as the identity source. Once that configuration is verified, the integration is activated and available to use to import user identities directly into JumpCloud from the identity source, connecting the HR and IT worlds.
User Identity Lifecycle (Co-)Management
HR and IT have always shared the objective of high employee satisfaction and productivity from onboarding to offboarding. How each department achieved this objective used to be distinct, with minimal overlap of responsibilities and concern.
Now, however, identity management is a collaborative effort between HR and IT. HR assumes the responsibility of creating and keeping the person’s identity current, as well as triggering onboarding and offboarding flows. IT is more focused on assigning and maintaining the appropriate access and permissions throughout the user’s lifecycle. This includes access to all the resources a person needs to be productive during their entire tenure with the organization, as well as deprovisioning the user’s identity and access when they leave.
This shift in responsibilities has created the need for information to flow from an organization’s identity source to JumpCloud. In the past, JumpCloud has offered integrations and automations from JumpCloud to applications. Now, JumpCloud is using the same types of integrations and automations to transmit information from identity sources to JumpCloud. This allows JumpCloud to act as a pass-through of the user identity information.
However, many of these identity sources do not have integrations to JumpCloud. Without an integration, both IT and HR must perform multiple manual, insecure, error-prone processes. These processes have the potential to negatively impact employees’ ability to do their jobs and create security vulnerabilities.
To fill this gap, JumpCloud offers several options for integrating with these identity sources in the JumpCloud Admin Portal. The solutions range from specific integrations built by JumpCloud (such as Personio, Workday, Google Workspace, and M365) to open solutions: the custom SCIM connector and the custom API connector. All of these options support employee onboarding (joiners).
In addition, we have added support for keeping a user’s profile in-sync as changes are made in the identity source (movers) and for deprovisioning identities when a user’s status is set to inactive in the identity source (leavers).
With each addition to our open and flexible integration options, our answer to the question of whether JumpCloud integrates with an organization’s chosen identity source gets closer and closer to a universal “yes.”
Explore the Integration Options
To explore JumpCloud’s available integration options, go to the JumpCloud Admin Portal and navigate to Directory Integrations > HR Directories > +. If you don’t have a JumpCloud account, you can try it for free for up to 10 users and 10 devices by creating a JumpCloud Free account. Sign up to explore how JumpCloud enables you to make work happen — from anywhere, on any device, and with the platforms you choose. Make Work Happen™ on your terms.
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Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.
About JumpCloud At JumpCloud, our mission is to build a world-class cloud directory. Not just the evolution of Active Directory to the cloud, but a reinvention of how modern IT teams get work done. The JumpCloud Directory Platform is a directory for your users, their IT resources, your fleet of devices, and the secure connections between them with full control, security, and visibility.
There is no doubt about it — remote work is here to stay.
Managing, securing, and updating Apple device fleets has never been more pivotal to thwart potential security breaches. Mobile device management (MDM) solutions simplify remote management while providing peace of mind that essential data is kept safe.
Right now, organizations in industries across the board are cutting costs in response to the current economic climate. Are you a budget-conscious admin looking for “free Apple MDM” guidance? If so, keep reading to learn more about what to look for when evaluating platforms.
The Apple MDM Landscape
Choosing the right MDM vendor has become a crucial task since 2020. That’s when Apple released macOS Big Sur, which introduced several changes for end users and IT admins overseeing enterprise environments.
Proceeding this change, it wasn’t uncommon for small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to leave Apple device maintenance in the hands of end users. Though several industries have embraced the vendor in recent years, Apple products still make up a small (but growing) percentage of the average organization’s device portfolio.
Of course, this left organizations vulnerable as most enterprise end users are not IT experts! Furthermore, they’re unlikely to prioritize organizational security over their daily tasks.
Today, Apple continues to add security patches that require coordination with official Apple MDM vendors. Of course, Apple’s commitment to privacy doesn’t stop there — Apple wants enterprise end users to know what their employers do and don’t have access to from their devices too!
Translation: Organizations must practice transparency, even with corporate-controlled devices. Admins can no longer rely on manual management of their Macs or third-party vendors that don’t use Apple’s native MDM protocols or APIs.
Free Apple MDMs: Are They Really Free?
Free MDM and open source MDM platforms do exist.
Review site Capterra lists 42 mobile device management software entries, in fact. But will these options cover the functionality you need? In most cases, the answer is no.
Open source MDMs and free MDM plans can often get the job done for extremely small businesses. But most SMEs require varying paid plans to meet more sophisticated security compliance requirements.
Most of the “free” Apple MDM plans you will find have device limits and/or time limits. In addition, they often require admins to manually install updates, troubleshoot connectivity issues, and/or manage on-prem infrastructure. Furthermore, each provider puts its unique spin on MDM APIs.
For these reasons, it’s crucial to clarify your requirements before investing time and energy into setting up a free Apple MDM solution. Let’s take a look at some key elements worth considering when weighing your options.
5 Essential Apple MDM Assessment Factors
It’s unlikely that most free or open source MDM solutions will check all of your boxes. You’ll need to decide which features are absolutely essential for your organization and which ones you can live without. Below are four core factors to consider before choosing a free Apple MDM:
1. Cross-Platform Support
Select a free vendor that only works with Apple products, and you’ll need to configure a different solution for Windows and Linux devices. Multiple solutions will require engaging in duplicate work, implementing multiple deployment processes, and staying up to date on different technologies. Translation: it can be a real pain in the tuchus!
If you manage a heterogeneous environment, prioritize device management technology that is cross-platform, multi-protocol, provider-agnostic, and location-independent. Ultimately, your MDM tool shouldn’t limit your choice of compatible vendor technology down the road either.
2. Security Compliance Functionality
Do you have remote workers using your servers? Following MDM best practices will require using platform features such as remote wipe, lock, restart, shutdown, mandatory password strength, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and more.
Consider if the free Apple MDM or open source solution will streamline the most common types of IT compliance regulations and standards: PCI, CCPA, HIPAA, SOX, SOC 2, and ISO 27001. While smaller businesses may not have many requirements, companies dealing with credit card transactions must cooperate with ISO 27001 standards. Furthermore, though SOC 2 isn’t a requirement it’s quickly becoming an industry standard for proving robust security practices.
Quick deployment and activation is essential for any admin expecting to meet evolving compliance instructions. In addition, look for streamlined reporting capabilities that make it easy to procure requested audit information at a moment’s notice.
3. Remote Configuration and Enrollment
Another factor to consider is how you currently deploy devices for new employees working from home. The best Apple MDM solutions allow admins to ship Apple devices straight to employees — ready to go out of the box. With zero-touch enrollment, the new employee simply follows the prompts on the screen for automatic enrollment and policy configuration. That means you can predetermine exactly what apps, resources, and data the employee will have access to ahead of time. If you’re looking for ways to take back your time, prioritize these features in your MDM search.
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4. Software Deployment and Patching
Software deployment on macOS comes in two flavors: App Store apps and non-App Store apps. Apps sold through the Mac App Store can be purchased through Apple Business Manager and then installed remotely via an MDM solution with no action required by the end user.
Alternatively, non-App Store apps must be packaged up and installed manually. Many paid MDMs will offer an “App catalog” with popular enterprise apps prepackaged and ready to install. If a free solution doesn’t offer this service, consider the time it will take to package up your apps manually.
And, as any experienced admin will tell you, never sleep on patch management! Failing to install security and performance updates is like turning away free food. So, when evaluating free Apple MDM solutions, take a close look at the patch management UX.
5. User Management
As previously mentioned, user management for Apple devices has become more complicated with the evolution of macOS. For example, the recent shift to SecureTokens as a way of ensuring trust caused plenty of challenges for IT admins.
Thus, it’s crucial to understand how your new MDM will work with your directory services. Here are some questions worth asking yourself how easy is it to:
Connect the MDM and directory service together to automate user management or will I need two separate solutions?
Control who can access which devices, networks, and applications?
Manage FileVault, which is intimately tied to the user and their profile?
Manage access to employee Macs remotely?
The integration of system and user management is extremely valuable for organizations planning to scale. In summary, choose the right solution from the start as it can be costly to switch after employee devices are already onboarded.
JumpCloud: The Best Free Apple MDM Solution
If you’re looking for greater integration between MDM and identity management, look no further than JumpCloud — the all-in-one MDM solution. Are we incredibly biased? Absolutely.
But the reality is there simply isn’t anything like it on the market. With JumpCloud you can manage Apple, Windows, and Linux devices from one frictionless location. The user portal allows admins to configure devices around user identities, wipe and lock devices, automate patch updates, and configure zero-touch enrollment quickly and easily.
In addition, users have the option of combining JumpCloud MDM with valuable security elements like SSO, MFA, full-disk encryption, cloud LDAP, and RADIUS.
MDM capabilities for 10 users and 10 devices forever.
10 days of premium 24×7 in-app chat support.
Full platform functionality (including software management, Zero Trust, etc.).
When you’re ready to scale, JumpCloud’s a la carte MDM plan starts at $5 per user/per device monthly. Below are some of the benefit from using JumpCloud:
Benefits of Using JumpCloud MDM
Seamless Cross-System Management
An IT admin’s credo is to secure their employee devices and, in doing so, protect company data and resources. Those devices could be Windows laptops, Linux servers, or Apple devices. JumpCloud, as an Apple-certified MDM vendor, offers seamless macOS MDM capabilities at no extra charge for companies on JumpCloud’s Free and Pro plans.
Convenient Security Controls
Security is something that can’t be sacrificed, even when it’s business as usual. Today, when teams are working from any corner of the globe, it’s even more critical that IT admins feel empowered to protect end users and enterprise devices regardless of location.
Once a JumpCloud-managed system is enrolled in Apple’s MDM, these commands equip admins with the ability to secure a user’s Mac in the event it’s lost or stolen. In addition, admins can remotely execute tasks like installing software, updating patches, and ensuring backups via JumpCloud’s command execution capabilities.
Easy Enrollment
Enroll macOS machines in bulk with a few clicks via JumpCloud’s macOS MDM enrollment policy. When applying the enrollment policy, admins have the option of checking a box that removes existing non-JumpCloud MDM enrollment profiles and automatically unenrolls devices from their previous MDM.
You can also use the policy to enroll new machines quickly. For DEP-enrolled machines, go through your Apple Business/School Manager platform and switch the association of their serial numbers to the new MDM server.
Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.
Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.
About JumpCloud At JumpCloud, our mission is to build a world-class cloud directory. Not just the evolution of Active Directory to the cloud, but a reinvention of how modern IT teams get work done. The JumpCloud Directory Platform is a directory for your users, their IT resources, your fleet of devices, and the secure connections between them with full control, security, and visibility.
Passwords are the bane of user and admin existence.
Keeping track of hundreds of passwords is tough, and employees inevitably forget them. When that happens, they’re frustrated that they can’t access the tools they need to do their job, and IT teams waste their precious time on lock-out tickets.
To circumvent this aggravating process, many employees create simple passwords or reuse them, which threatens their employer’s security and puts customer data at risk.
Many IT teams try to mitigate these issues by implementing single sign-on (SSO) or a password manager. But using just one or the other can still put a burden on IT and leave the company vulnerable to breaches.
What organizations really need is a unified approach to access that will enforce password health while allowing IT to control all target systems and support multiple authentication types. But is that even possible?
Below we’ll review why unmanaged passwords are so risky, describe the pitfalls of standalone SSO, and explain what a new world could look like when SSO and a password manager are implemented together.
The Dangers of Unmanaged Passwords
Unmanaged passwords are often a key component of cyberattacks, which are only getting more prevalent as employees have to remember more and more passwords to complete their day-to-day work. For example, Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report found that stolen login credentials were associated with half of all data breaches — a 30% increase from 2017.
But password management is expensive even without a breach. The average password reset can cost companies $70. When extrapolated to an entire organization, that adds up quickly.
While IT can send regular reminders to update passwords and educate employees on what makes a strong password, that’s not enough to mitigate risks. And those practices don’t reduce strain on IT either.
A password manager can reduce the chances of a breach and decrease pressure on IT by:
Rotating passwords – to ensure people are updating their passwords frequently
Syncing across operating systems and devices – to prevent as many lockouts as possible
While password managers certainly help, they still force employees to login into every application individually and, ideally, require additional layers of authentication to protect a user’s master password.
Resource Access With and Without SSO
Single sign-on, or SSO, is related to password management because it grants access to multiple applications after users provide one set of login credentials.
Without SSO, users still must remember and type in a username and password for every application they want to connect to. In that situation, you run the risk of employees sharing passwords, keeping sticky notes with their passwords on them, reusing passwords for several different applications, or creating passwords that are extremely easy to guess.
As discussed above, these habits can cause devastating financial and reputational damage. SSO and other Identity-as-a-Service platforms lessen the chances of a breach and decrease IT load by:
But SSO doesn’t solve everything — it doesn’t generate passwords, enforce password policies, or rotate passwords like a password manager can.
Benefits of a Password Manager + SSO
Combining the benefits of a password manager and SSO gives you the best of both worlds.
Users no longer have to create hundreds of complex passwords and worry about forgetting them. With a password manager and SSO, you can meet password-based access needs while imposing new authentication practices, including federation and multi-factor authentication (MFA). Adding more security best practices increases the protection of valuable IP and sensitive customer data.
The best joint password manager and SSO solutions store passwords locally on endpoints, making it tougher for hackers to get the data they want. In addition, some come with a relay infrastructure, allowing users to share passwords via end-to-end encrypted communication.
Ultimately, users get access to sites and services quickly, while IT admins can monitor and enforce password health on the back end without slogging through a slew of password reset tickets.
Secure Single Sign-On and Password Management With JumpCloud
The fact of the matter is that no one SSO or password management solution is going to safeguard your company from attacks and dramatically reduce IT’s workload. To truly accomplish those two objectives, you need to unify your tech stack and consolidate your IT tooling. Luckily, that’s what you get with the JumpCloud Directory Platform, which combines SSO and password management into a cloud-based directory.
With JumpCloud’s robust yet easy-to-use platform, IT can lay the foundation for unified access across all users, systems, and authentication types, including MFA. JumpCloud also has a newly released password manager, and its open directory infrastructure streamlines the login process for your employees. IT staff also benefit from having more time and budget to focus on strategic initiatives.
Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.
Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.
About JumpCloud At JumpCloud, our mission is to build a world-class cloud directory. Not just the evolution of Active Directory to the cloud, but a reinvention of how modern IT teams get work done. The JumpCloud Directory Platform is a directory for your users, their IT resources, your fleet of devices, and the secure connections between them with full control, security, and visibility.
